Author: Downing, Kathy; Lucci, Susan; Lerch, Diane M

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 2013

Editor's note: This update replaces the November 2010 practice brief "HIPAA Privacy and Security Training."


On January 25, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published the long-awaited Health Insurance Portability and Accoun....

Author: Woloszyn, William

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2002

Who, me? Work as both a privacy officer and a security officer? It may seem impossible, but it can be done. While the roles of privacy officer and security officer are often presented as two distinct jobs in relation to HIPAA, if a lack of resources or personnel demand it, a daring HIM pro....

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2003

Ten years ago, AHIMA drafted model federal legislation to protect confidential medical record information. We aimed to raise Congress’ awareness that protection for this most personal information was sorely lacking and that the absence of uniform legal protection was a barrier to the use....

Author: Hofman, Judi

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2013

Due to new HIPAA rules, HIM must strike an appropriate privacy balance when releasing decedent records

Author: Suarez, Walter G.; Hohner, Vicki; Public Health Data Standards Consortium

Source: External web site

Publication Date: July 26, 2007

PRISM is an electronic tool to provide state and local government health programs, and public health departments in particular, with a convenient way to understand basic legal privacy requirements for identifiable health information use and disclosure.

Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann

Source: In Confidence (newsletter) | AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: July 02, 2003

Question: Occasionally HIM departments are asked to prepare a list of cases for physicians or surgeons preparing to take their specialty board exams. The physicians are required to submit such a list to the professional board (such as OB/GYN, general surgery, plastic surgery, etc.) conducting....

Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2003

Are the rules for the suspension of disclosure accounting keeping your organization in suspense?


Section 164.528 of the privacy rule outlines the requirements for accounting of disclosures for individuals. Section 164.528 (a)(2)(i) calls for suspension of disclosure accounting....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: June 2010

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hughes, Gwen

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2002

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Haines, Pamela T.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2005

HIPAA’s privacy rule has heightened awareness about confidentiality of healthcare information among the general public. However, pockets of confusion still exist. Misunderstandings between healthcare providers and law enforcement officials (LEOs) abound about the laws governing protected....